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15 results found for '"David Parfitt"' in Person.
Bunch of Amateurs, A (2008 Film)
- Director
- Andy Cadiff
- Producer
- David Parfitt
Feature film comedy. Ageing Hollywood star (Burt Reynolds) signs up to play the title role in King Lear in Britain to revive his flagging career. He believes the role is part of a Royal Shakespeare Company...
Shakespeare in Love (1998 Film, Video)
- Director
- John Madden
- Producer
- David Parfitt; Harvey Weinstein; Marc Norman; Edward Zwick; Donna Gigliotti
Feature film. A comic drama in which William Shakespeare is portrayed as a young writer who is struggling financially and, envious of a rival, meets an aspiring actress who dresses as a boy to work in...
Twelfth Night (1996 Film)
- Director
- Trevor Nunn
- Producer
- Stephen Evans; David Parfitt
An intelligent and meditative interpretation emphasising class distinctions and sexual confusion, which ‘has dated better than most...and which captures the shadowy magic of the play well’ (The Guardian...
Madness of King George, The (1995 Film)
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Producer
- Stephen Evans; David Parfitt
Adapted from Alan Bennett’s stage play ‘The Madness of George III’, the film focuses on King George’s deteriorating mental condition that opens the door for court intrigue and the usurping of the...
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 Film, Video)
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Producer
- David Parfitt
Lavish and festive feature film adaptation of the play set in Tuscany and using a British and pan-American cast. Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation is ‘full of sunny high spirits and still terrific fun to...
Swan Song (1993 Film, Television)
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Producer
- David Parfitt
Short film. Adaptation by Hugh Cruttwell of Anton Chekhov’s one-act play Kalchas. A ageing actor wakes up in his dressing room long after the play has ended and walks on to the stage where he meets his...
Discovering Hamlet (1990 Television)
- Director
- Mark Olshaker
- Producer
- Larry Klein
Documentary. Follows four weeks of rehearsal as Derek Jacobi directs Kenneth Branagh in the lead role in the Renaissance Theatre Company’s production of Hamlet. The actors describe stage action and the...
Little Touch of Harry: The Making of Henry V, A (1989 Television, Video)
- Director
- Mary Gwatkin
- Producer
- David Parfitt; Ron Fisher
Documentary on the making of Kenneth Branagh’s HENRY V. Shows the film in production and provides , extracts from the finished film and interviews with actors and crew.
Henry V (1989 Film)
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Producer
- Bruce Sharman
Feature film version of Shakespeare’s play. Kenneth Branagh’s directorial debut which is widely regarded as heralding a ‘renaissance’ in filmed Shakespeare in the 1990s.
Twelfth Night (1988 Television)
- Director
- Paul Kafno
- Producer
- Paul Kafno
The Renaissance Theatre Company production of Twelfth Night first staged at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith and directed for the stage by Kenneth Branagh. A wintry studio setting determines the tone for...